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1998 Oregon

8–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Pac-10), coached by Mike Bellotti.

Schedule and results

Oregon in 1998, game by game: won vs. No. 23 Michigan State 48–14; won at UTEP 33–26; won vs. San José State 58–3; won vs. Stanford 63–28; won at Washington State 51–29; lost at No. 2 UCLA 38–41; won vs. USC 17–13; lost at No. 13 Arizona 3–38; won vs. Washington 27–22; won vs. Arizona State 51–19; lost at Oregon State 41–44; lost vs. Colorado 43–51+55−35Won 48–14 vs. No. 23 Michigan State+34No. 23 Michigan StateWon 33–26 at UTEP+7UTEPWon 58–3 vs. San José State+55San José StateWon 63–28 vs. Stanford+35StanfordWon 51–29 at Washington State+22Washington StateLost 38–41 at No. 2 UCLA-3No. 2 UCLAWon 17–13 vs. USC+4USCLost 3–38 at No. 13 Arizona-35No. 13 ArizonaWon 27–22 vs. Washington+5WashingtonWon 51–19 vs. Arizona State+32Arizona StateLost 41–44 at Oregon State-3Oregon StateLost 43–51 vs. Colorado-8Colorado
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vs23Michigan StateW 48–⁠1460%
Sep 12atUTEPW 33–⁠2670%
Sep 19vsSan José StateW 58–⁠380%
Sep 26vsStanfordW 63–⁠2878%
Oct 10atWashington StateW 51–⁠2952%
Oct 17at2UCLAL 38–⁠4132%
Oct 24vsUSCW 17–⁠1361%
Oct 31at13ArizonaL 3–⁠3844%
Nov 7vsWashingtonW 27–⁠2260%
Nov 14vsArizona StateW 51–⁠1965%
Nov 21atOregon StateL 41–⁠4474%
Dec 25Bowls & playoffvsColoradoAloha BowlL 43–⁠5161%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colorado 51–⁠43 in the Aloha Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Pac-10.

In program history: The tied 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 24
  2. Wk 3: 22
  3. Wk 4: 20
  4. Wk 5: 17
  5. Wk 6: 15
  6. Wk 7: 11
  7. Wk 8: 12
  8. Wk 9: 12
  9. Wk 10: 21
  10. Wk 11: 20
  11. Wk 12: 15
  12. Wk 13: 22
  13. Wk 14: 21
  14. Wk 15: 21

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1998.

Led the nationReuben Droughns: yards per carry (7.4)

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked peak No. 11
Points
473–⁠328
Coach
Mike Bellotti
Elo
1622 +59 this season
SP+ rating
16.8 No. 21 of 112; offense No. 5, defense No. 72
SRS
13.4 No. 23 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Jeff Tedford
Defensive coordinator
Bob Foster

Drafted in 1999

The 1999 draft
Rd 1Akili Smith QBCincinnati Bengals
Rd 4Josh Bidwell PGreen Bay Packers
Rd 7Jed Weaver TEPhiladelphia Eagles

1998 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UCLA8–⁠010–⁠28
Arizona7–⁠112–⁠14
Oregon5–⁠38–⁠4
USC5–⁠38–⁠5
Washington4–⁠46–⁠6
Arizona State4–⁠45–⁠6
California3–⁠55–⁠6
Oregon State2–⁠65–⁠6
Stanford2–⁠63–⁠8
Washington State0–⁠83–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.